Parasha: Terumah
Inside the Ark
Terumah : תרומה : - "Heave offering"
Torah : Exodus 25:1-27:19
Haftarah : 1 Kings 5:26-6:13
Gospel : Mark 10-11
Thought for the Week:
The ark of the covenant was at the heart of the Tabernacle. As such, it corresponds to the heart of man. Just as the ark was God's throne in the Tabernacle, we need to make our hearts a suitable throne for Him in our lives.
Commentary:
You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you. (Exodus 25:16)
It is easy to look good on the outside, but how do we make our hearts pure and keep them pure? Is it even possible?
In Hebrew thought, the heart is the not regarded as the seat of the emotions. Instead it represents a person's thoughts, intellect and will. The Hebrew Bible uses the word heart the way we use the word mind in English.
The Torah says, "Every intent of the thoughts of [man's] heart was only evil continually" (Genesis 6:5) and "The intent of man's heart is e...
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- Inside the Ark
- The Twelve Loaves
- The Little Sanctuary
- The Cheerful Giver
- The Veil
- The Tabernacle of Yeshua
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